overtowerv.
/ˌəʊvəˈtaʊə/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈtaʊ(ə)r/ transitive. To tower over or above. Frequently figurative: to surpass.
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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > make high(er) [verb (transitive)] > exceed in height
surmountc1374
overpassa1400
passc1400
overpeer1565
overcrop1567
overlook1567
overtop1578
top1582
superate1599
overtip?a1607
over-heighten?1611
out-topa1672
overtower1812
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]
overstyeOE
overshinec1175
overgoc1225
passc1225
surmountc1369
forpassc1374
overmatcha1375
overpassa1382
to pass overa1393
overcomec1400
outpass?a1425
exceedc1425
precedec1425
superexcelc1429
transcendc1430
precel?a1439
outcut1447
overgrowc1475
to come over ——a1479
excel1493
overleapa1500
vanquish1533
outweigh1534
prevent1540
better1548
preferc1550
outgo1553
surpassa1555
exsuperate1559
cote1566
overtop1567
outrun1575
outstrip1579
outsail1580
overruna1586
pre-excel1587
outbid1589
outbrave1589
out-cote1589
top1590
outmatch1593
outvie1594
superate1595
surbravec1600
oversile1608
over-height1611
overstride1614
outdoa1616
outlustrea1616
outpeera1616
outstrikea1616
outrival1622
antecede1624
out-top1624
antecell1625
out-pitch1627
over-merit1629
outblazea1634
surmatch1636
overdoa1640
overact1643
outact1644
worst1646
overspana1657
outsoar1674
outdazzle1691
to cut down1713
ding1724
to cut out1738
cap1821
by-pass1848
overtower1850
pretergress1851
outray1876
outreach1879
cut1884
outperform1937
outrate1955
one-up1963
1812 J. Galt Agamemnon i. viii, in Tragedies 72 Rapid transmutation from a slave, To wealth that over-tower'd our proudest antients.
1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. I. 58 The high rock which overtowered our vessel.
1850 S. Ellis Pique II. iv. 87 Money was the grand desideratum which enabled people to overtower their fellows.
1891 W. Wilson in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 409/1 Life quite overtowers logic.
1904 J. London Sea-wolf xvii. 157 Slowly the whole eastern sky filled with clouds that overtowered us like some black sierra of the infernal regions.
1928 E. Blom Limitations Mus. 18 As an artist..he [sc. Mozart] overtowers every other figure in musical history.
1990 R. Scarce Eco-warriors iv. xv. 248 She lies on her side in the mud of the trail, overtowered by the green loudness of fronds and ferns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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